Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-09-24
RUMORs or AN ATTEMPT TO
BLACKMAIL REPUBLICAN
CANDIDATES.
what the Candidates. Say About it.

Below We give the proceedings In condensed
form Of a meeting OF Republicans held at the
Court House in Phillipsburg, Sept. 10th, 1887,
which was organized by calling ]. n. CrosieE,
Of the Republican County Committee,
10 the chair and electng j. S. Barnes, Secretary.
1t having been rumored that attempt had
been made to levy black mail on certain candidates
for Office the meeting was convened TO hear the
statement OF such candidates and ascertain If
there was any foundation for such rumoFs-
County Clerk Hartman being called for stated
that he had received the following letter:
LONG ISLAND, KAs-, Sept. 18th, 1887.
S. j. HAHrslAE, Esq, Phillipsburg. Eans.,
My Dear Strive have been impOrtuned by
several gentlemen Of Phillipsburls, TO endorse a
certain gentleman for County Clerk, write you
now as a matter Of business and friendship. We
have been made q proposition, and reply wanted
by next Saturday, therefore j write you to-day
thHtI may get your answer in time 70 give our de-
We have been offered 500 to support a certain +
republican for the ONCE you now hold This is /
quite item 20 me, therefore, ] wish TO know If Il
You viii accept the following proposition:
That you give me your personal note for 500 /
sb0uid moi b. nominated Inc note 10 be returned /
70 you. %. That my note be given you for $780, /
payable year from date al per cent interest
Vow you would simply be loaniRg me the money |
consideration of such favor yOu 10 receive the /
solid support Of the paper prefer % support /
you, ana viii therefore do so, in consideration OF
above requested favor IN preference 70 support |
ing the gentleman in question for 500 paid TO me
{ sec L L q
man against you independently In case you are /
nominated, by certain parties who are any thlng
confidential as do THIS In all friendship prefer
ing 10 see you elected a. Won are justly entitled
20 the ONCE. enclose You my note and also
blank one which, II You VIII sign, You can retain
mine and send me yours by bearer, sealed. VIII
then make the paper your special organ from this
week until election Yours Truly
II. S. MOETGONEEY.
And that his answer 10 the above letter was as
follows:
II. s. MONTGOMERY, Long Island, kas.,
Sir:-In reply 70 yours Of the 18th handed me
by yourself on the 18th, have TO say; LIST. That
can not comply with your request or demand
for 500 ! cannot think il possible that any sane
man from Phillipsburg. or any other place, has
made the proposition 10 your paper offering you
500 cash In hand paid 70 bring him out as an in
dependent candidate for the Office OF Co. Clerk
pa. AT the rate YOU would tax me for your sup
port, would cost me cool S1-OOO; other papers in
the county would be entitled % their proportion OF
sl0O "a 80 day note when you say yOu can get the
500 paid cash in hand from the gentleman from
Phillpsburg." Yours
Mr.. Hartman further stated after receiving the
above letter and before answering it he went to
Long Island and in company with D. L. Smith,
Ex-County Treasurer called upon Mr.. Weed,
owner Of the Long Island Inter-Ocean. He ez-
hibited to Mr.. Weed the above letter. Mr. Weed
replied that some Of this he knew about and some
he did not but there was nothing wrong about it;
he further said they had received an offer from
Phiuipsburg offering 500 for the support Of the
paper as stated by Mr.. Montgomery. Mr. Weed
said this is simply business transaction, that if
u candidate wanted the support Of their paper he
must pay for IT, lie further stated that he knew Of
the proposition offering 500, but did not know Of
the notes mentioned in Montgomery's letter He
did not show us the letter nor state from whom 1t
came In subsequent conversation with Mont
/ gomery he said in substance the letter was from
a former County Clerk but did not say which one
| but made the impression on my mind that he
meant J. W Lowe.
| Next C. NJ Mcclure, Sheriff, stated that he haL
| received letter of which the following is a true
| copy:
] c. NJ. Mcclure, Es, Phiilipsburg, kas-
/ Friend Mue:-I have got into little trouble,
I can raise $50 by Monday night 1 would not be
| sued for the world, and now Mac. I want to ask
| yOu TO let me have that amount until Oct. LIST.
Will give you my note payable on that date ana
! will pay it promptly II yCu will do this for me
Mac. viii help you this fan in a way that viii do
You good. i VIII make the paper your special
/ organ and make it red hot for yOu an the time
Mac II you can possibly do TINS II VIII help me
ana save me costs, ana Wi! more than make II
satisfactory 20 you, and pay the note promptly on
Oct. LIST. Don't fail TO write me by return mail
check or draft by him; viii send you note SEtur
days mail DO this for me and You will not lose
anything Yours Coundentaily,
H. 5. MOSTGoMEHT,
Editor luter-Oceau-
Mr.. Mcclure answered the above letter in 81
emphatcal denial of the request that he received
no more letters. afterwards saw Montgomery
however, when he told me he Montgomery hi,
made it all right and would support me.
Sheriff Mcclure further stated that II. S. Mont
t gomery showed him letter purporting to be iron
p Mr.. Weed 10 Joseph Young stating that Jess
Pollard would give montgomery S22j for tn
support Of his paper, il Mr.. Young would advanc
the money with statement on the back of tn
same letter, signed Joseph Young, stating that h
would furnish Mr.. Pollard s225 or more if needed
CNoTE.-On Wednesday J. NJ AIcNay drove on
d TO Joseph Young's and Mr.. Young states tia
9 Montgomery did show him what purported to b
letter from Weed to Young. Mr.. Young too
that letter and with pencil wrote these line
l. across the back OF said letter:
! ] cannot possibly let You have any money thi
I, fail rs have had to use more money this fall tha
l. l expected. JOSEPH NOUNG.)
-, Next d. e. Morton stated that Mr.. MontgomeI
had applied to him for loan, saying he was
4 bad shape and must have some money. He la
been offered money to support Marcus Watson Il
<. Register but did not want TO take it; he woul
T. rather support him CMorton). Mr.. Morton tol
him he did not have any money to spend that wa!
4 Jacob Nipps testified that AIr. Montgomery cal
:. ed him into Stnson's Office and told him he had
i proposition to make him but would wait Till ait,
. the meeting Of the County Central Committe,
d that Mr. Wilcox had mortgage on everything ]
had, and threatened foreclosure, but that If
would announce him (yvilcox) as a candidate (,
i Treasurer lie would release the mortgage and /
lU had announced him a candidate But NJ
Nipps said ue afterwards learned that the a
d uouucement OF Wilcox was made without autho
Il ity and against his CWicox) wishes. Here II
II Nipps exhibited i've letters from H. S. AlontgoI
10 cry in relation 10 a loan Of money he desired
~ negotiate with Mr. Nipps, also a chattie mortgas
y TO secure the payment Of $3.50 on various articl
y Of household goods-I The following are copies
4 the letters received by Mr. Nipps:
r Lone ISLAND, KAss.. Aug. 9Th, 1857.
} JACOB MFRS, Esq County Treasurer,
,e Dear Sir:-When last saw you, the day y,
~. gave me your announcement, 1 told you 1 thong
= i would get back over on the day Of meeting
" Central Committee, or perhaps Monday but ci
q cumEtuuCes prevented my going. Now Mr.. MD
"a i'm t- MAJ W ~ ---t=- 49, q "a
y didates ana nave done or mad done an the Wo
re that has been done for him, ana did so bccau
,a there object in IT, wish 70 tell y0u fran
IS about 10 and ask yOu as gentleman 10 treat q
81 I matter strictly confidential Something over
ri year ago j obligated myself 10 the bank of Whij
Il Wilcox is Cashier and stOCkhoider for quite
u / large sum, and have paid the matter up eZceI
IL ing $50 %, which amount remains unpaid Blu
ness being quite slow Tor several months ! cOu
not make payments, and was Threatened with sui
Now brought out Wilcox ln order 10 stop aeli'
on their claim and il was the only thing cou
20 do have saw "a good many representative M.
- who have promised 20 support 1im Tor the non
Oh nation IL the paper would- Vow you see q
ri position ] am ia and ] told yOu the day I Sa
. YOU, ] have proposition 10 make FOu aud iL
- this. IL you eau help me on the matter and pi
7 the account at the Bank and give me one yeaI
a time on 10 at u per cent interest VIII viii lEa
IN his name as candidate which can do, II dol
- WITHIN snort time ana Wl- maze lle lnter-ocei
your specla organ, and besides do all the person